The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-02

i terest express themselves in favor OF com
Inercial union. Thu sentiment among the
farmers IL practically unit in favor
There 10 extreme discomfort with the do
minion government Of Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick and in the Northwest: Premie,
Macdonald says:
| Annexation is out of the Question, The
Manitoba people formerly objected to the
duty on agricultural implements, as they
imported them from tho Uuited States
and the duty OF course increased the cost
OF these Implements: but latterly Mani.
| toba and the Northwest have been sup
piled with all agricultural implements by
Canadian manufacturers cheaper than
they can purchase from the United States.
don't think reciprocity in manufactur'
ers would be looked upon with favor In
either country.
Death ofConmodore Davidson at St. Paul,
Commodore W. F. Davidson, ono of the
best known residents OF the northwest
died on tho 9th inst, in St. Paul. He had
been ailing for nearly two months and had
suffered considerably from heart disease,
which finally resulted in his death. A
blood vessel in the head became ruptured
and at about the same time partial paraly.
sis oct in. He was perfectly conscious all
the time ind remained so to the time OF
his death.
Wednesday morning his nephew, Col. J.
Ham Davidson, asked him il he knew what
the doctors thought about his condition,
and If he was afraid to die. He calmly
answered that he was not, ,fnd said:
why should 1 be?' He proiessed faith
IN Christ, and said that he was ready to
die; "wednesday evening he was no better,
and Dr. Hand, who was attending him
with DR.. Murphy, asked him If he wished
to make his will. He said that he did, and
It was then made. He was clear and def.
mite in his bequests, and as he gave the
points they were put in shape, read to him,
plete document. Renamed also his execu-
tors.
But ten minutes before the end he spoke
to DIR. Murphy intellisibly.
Commodore Davidson was born in
Lawrence county, Ohio, Feb. 4, 1926. His
'ather was a canal.boat man on the Ohio
ana other rivers and was also local Bap.
tlst preacher. The boy early became in
tercstetl in the work his father was engaged
in and took quite naturally to the river
In 1854 he came to st. Paul, and with
him brought the Frank Steele, a stauuch
little steamer. with which he began his
work in the new waters. His first work
was ON the Minnesota river. He placed
ms boat on the river, and later added to
1t several other similar craft.
lie began some little time later the
organization OF a company to run boats
on the upper Mississippi, and as result
the La Crosse 4 Minnesota Packet COM
pany was organized with him as a con.
trolling power. This line ran to Dubuque.
Later the Northern Union Packet com.
pany was organized by him and he then
had about fifteen boats on the river
About lS6S-G9, the Northern Line com.
pany gave him marked competition, and
then river war was on in earnest and was
continued with much earnestness. The re.
suit OF the whole, however, was the con.
sotldation OF several lines as are
known as the St. Louis & St. Paul
Packet company, of which Commodore
Davidson was the president. An immense
business was done by this company and it
practically controlled the traffic of the
river. In the spring OF 1870 he moved
rom st: Paul and took up his residence in
st. Louis, where he lived for about ten
years. Hc then returned to St. Paul,
where he has since resided. In 1864, ,G5,
~, his attention was called to the posi-
biIitics in St. Paul real estate and he in
vested good deal OF money in city prop
crty and held on to it and ut his death it
was valued at So, 100000.
Edward Payson Weston, who excited so
much attention as a pedestrian twenty
years ago, is reporter on the New York
World and is worth about $50. 1000.
AT a meeting of the National Brewers
Association in Baltimore, the report OF
the publication and vigilance committees
were read. The latter was an elaborate
argument to prove that beer-drinkins was
conducive to longevity, that beer should
be cIassed as one Of the necessaries OF life
and that temperance fanatics were BIAS
phemous when they attemp to prove that
God commanded abstinence.
Mrs. d. G. Ryder o; New York has dis
covered that her butler recently substitute
ed paste diamonds for $75, 900 worth OF
real stone which she owned.
At Rockville, Mo-, John Vanderberg,
charged with having chloroiormed and
ravished Miss Jennie Anderson, daughter
OF leading citizen, was shot to death in
the court room at the conclusion of the
preliminary examination by brother of
the girl. Miss Anderson confronted the
prisoner and claimed to identify him. The
Judge had just announced that the prison
er would be held in $40, 900 bail, when a
shot rang out, followed in rapid success
sion by two more.
The president appointed w. L. Reid, o
Virginia, to be assistant reg lister OF the
treasury.
In pursuance OF the provisions OF the act
OF congress approved March 1, 1887, rel.
alive to the industrial exposition. to be
held in Minneapolis, the secretary of the
treasury has issued a circular to custom
officers, directing that no duty, fees or
charges Tor customs services shall be ex-
acted on any article imported for exbibi-
tion, except IN case Of withdrawal for con.
sumption in the United States.
When the National Rifles OF Washington
were at Lake Minnetonka, in 1884, they
were entertained at Minneapolis by Com.
pany A, OF the First Minnesota regiment.
They have never had an opportunity to
Recently they had the Minneapo
boys up to their quarters and treated them
to luncheon. Before Company returns
to Minneapolis the National Rifles will give
them a reception and banquet.
June will be the anniversary of Presi.
dent Cleveland's marriage.
The treasury department has prohibited
the importation OF neat cattle and hides
from Scotland because OF pleuro- pneu.
monia.
The National Brewers Association in
session at Baltimore, elected the follow
officers and voted St. Paul as the next
place of meeting. Officers President,
William A. Miles, New York; vice presi.
dents, Henry Clausep, Jr., New York, and
Thies L. Le(ens, Chicago treasurer, J. $.
9: Huhiel, New York; trustees, William A.
Miles, Henry Clausen, George Ehret, j. c.
Huhfel. New York; Joseph Lehman,
Brooklyn; Gottfred Kruger, Newark, N.
j.; Henry H: Reuter-. Boston; Jacob Con.
rad, Philadelphia; William j. Lcmpf, St.
Louis; Christian Moeslin, Cincinnati;
Emil Schandein, Milwaukee; Thies 1. Lei
ems, Chicago.
The president made the following an.
pointments: w. L. Reid, Virginia, assist.
ant register OF the treasury; E. H. Lacom-
be. New York city. additional circuit Judge
in the Second judicial circuit, and Richard
II. Schooley, Rochester, N. Y. commercial
agent at Port Rowan, Canada.
Chief Officer Gay OF the bark Macleod of
st. John. N. B., which arrived at New York
from Buenos Ayres tells frightful story
OF death from cholera in that portion OF
the Argentine Republic.
Robert Rathburne; travelling salesman
Tor a Kansas City wholesale jewefy house,